About “Guardian angel”

The second track on XXXTENTACION’s first posthumous album finds the late rapper discussing heartbreak and the toll that it took on him. His troublesome upbringing resulted in a vicious cycle of pain and anger, but he ultimately apologizes for harming those around him.

The instrumental contains reversed samples of “Jocelyn Flores,” the second track on X’s highly successful 2017 debut 17. Jocelyn was a friend of X who committed suicide at a Florida hotel in May 2017. This track can be viewed as a spiritual successor of sorts, since both songs share thematic and sonic similarities.